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Asus provided complete details on their models and BIOS revisions that would support Kentsfield. }0 a& g( p. y' c
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P5WDG2 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0307 and later ( x& Z+ g- D9 R6 S2 X; `; p
P5W64 WS Professional Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 0116 and later
* d4 Q+ X! [* t2 ]( `; |2 q+ UP5W DH Deluxe Intel 975X/ICH7R BIOS 1403 and later
\+ T9 h) O* A' g4 sP5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later $ s$ [) O0 F, b3 S2 y) ?3 }
P5B Deluxe Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0709 and later & @/ j+ [' v8 p, G6 q; M
P5B Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released 9 L" t" R5 g- _3 j* ?
P5B-E Intel P965/ICH8 BIOS to be released ' G/ D, G3 L" D g$ t3 L4 S
P5B-E Plus (No US Model) Intel P965/ICH8R BIOS 0108 and later 6 m- X1 Y' l9 d! X6 Q) e
P5B-V Intel G965/ICH8 BIOS 0403 and later " _. |1 @: J$ d* p8 e5 a5 z
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Version 2 of the 975X Platinum is also called the MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition. This model, MS-7246, was recently introduced to support Core 2 Duo and is a different model than the older MSI 975X Platinum, which is also called MS-7246, but does not support either Core 2 Duo or Kentsfield. / d$ {# [5 J4 d3 |2 X1 l% V1 ^
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975X Platinum V.2 MS-7246 BIOS V7.2 or later / @( B5 \! P) E( _. l5 T
P965 Platinum MS-7238 BIOS V`1.1 or later $ {* d" T: M$ I4 \ s6 E! i1 ]7 `
P5N Diamond MS-7320 NO BIOS Update Needed $ {* A \# W! z9 T1 a
P5N Platinum MS-7350 NO BIOS Update Needed
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It appears recent MSI 975X and 965 boards will have no problem supporting Kentsfield Quad Core processors.* o+ r+ V" l5 V4 ~: a
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% s, ^' Y( q4 @! N& _Gigabyte provided an extensive list of models that would support Kentsfield. However, all of these models are Revision 2 boards that will be released in mid- October. Gigabyte made it very clear that all Revision 2.0 boards below will fully support Kentsfield.
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Gigabyte Kentsfield Compatible Motherboards
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GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965
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GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965 + P3 ?& O. v" t2 R
GA-965P-S3 Intel P965 5 N% \2 x8 z" V6 `4 V0 A
GA-965G-DS4 (Not Available in Americas) Intel G965 / n$ v' u& F* W$ o9 o# L+ i
GA-965G-DS3 Intel G965 ( S7 j% n; o. y2 P. K3 T
GA-965GM-DS2 Intel G965
8 J! b5 N( N* v9 z) {GA-946GZ-DS3 Intel 946 series ( a+ T. A2 p I5 d$ S0 s
GA-946GM-DS2 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 946 series
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GA-945PL-DS3 Intel 945 series
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GA-945G-DS3 (Not Available in Americas) Intel 945 series
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GA-945GM-DS2 Intel 945 series ) X5 Q; D e9 c! V7 k
GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945 series
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Gigabyte also advised AnandTech that some current Revision 1 boards would also support the Intel Core 2 Quad with a BIOS upgrade. Gigabyte will be providing a compatibility list of current boards that support Kentsfield as soon as testing and BIOS updates are complete.
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from Anandtech 9/28/2006
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